Explores extractivist histories of materials and social relations for a nuanced understanding of contemporary life
Features a curated selection of fiction, theory, and contemporary art to expand the idea of kinship
Includes contributions from renowned authors and artists such as Sara Ahmed, Hana Pera, and Clementine Edwards
Stitched together with Clementine Edwards's material work and reflections for a cohesive visual and textual experience
Integrates new theoretical and artistic interventions to engage with themes of interdependence and memory
Summarized by Shop
What does it mean to acknowledge one’s closeness to, enmeshment in or even kinship with the material world? And what does it mean to question family structures – the way they organise, coerce and make deviant certain lifeforms – and dwell in other possibilities of kin-making? Not just a jolly rethinking of objects or a polyamorous romp th